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20162026
most citedThree years of Sun-as-a-star radial-velocity observations on the approach to solar minimum

149 citations · 932 across the 38 of their papers we have counts for

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38 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Refined parameters, formation, and dynamical stability of the wild exoplanet system K2-312=HD 80653

L. Naponiello, E. Poretti, K. Rice +24

The architecture of planetary systems hosting ultra-short-period (USP) planets is a key diagnostic for understanding formation and migration scenarios. The presence of outer giant…

astro-ph.EP2026

The Neptunian ridge planet WASP-156 b does not have a polar orbit

M. Lafarga, J. I. Espinoza-Retamal, H. M. Cegla +26

The population of short-period exo-Neptunes is thought to be shaped by an interplay between different dynamical mechanisms, such as orbital migration and tidal effects, and photoev…

astro-ph.EP2026

Discovery and characterisation of two exoplanets orbiting the metal-poor, solar-type star TOI-5788 with TESS, CHEOPS, and HARPS-N

Ben S. Lakeland, A. Mortier, R. D. Haywood +48

We present the discovery and characterisation of two transiting exoplanets orbiting the metal-poor, solar-type star TOI-5788. From our analysis of six \textit{TESS} sectors and a d…

astro-ph.EP2025

HARPS-N, TESS, and CHEOPS discover a transiting sub-Neptune and two outer companions around the bright solar analogue HD 85426

F. Lienhard, A. Mortier, A. Collier Cameron +96

We provide a detailed characterisation of the planetary system orbiting HD 85426 (TOI-1774). This bright G-type star (: 0.99 ; : 1.13 $\text{R…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

A Decade of Solar High-Fidelity Spectroscopy and Precise Radial Velocities from HARPS-N

X. Dumusque, K. Al Moulla, M. Cretignier +53

We recently released 10 years of HARPS-N solar telescope and the goal of this manuscript is to present the different optimisations made to the data reduction, to describe data cura…

astro-ph.EP2025

Granulation on a quiet K dwarf: HD 166620 I. Spectral signatures as a function of line-formation temperature

Ancy Anna John, Khaled Al Moulla, Niamh K. O'Sullivan +14

As Radial velocity (RV) spectrographs reach unprecedented precision and stability below 1 m/s, the challenge of granulation in the context of exoplanet detection has intensified. D…

astro-ph.EP2025

Discovery of a multi-planetary system orbiting the aged Sun-like star HD 224018

M. Damasso, L. Naponiello, A. Anna John +22

In 2016, Kepler/K2 detected a system of two sub-Neptunes transiting the star HD 224018, one of them showing a mono-transit event. In 2017, we began a spectroscopic follow-up with H…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 5 cited

The star HIP 41378 potentially misaligned with its cohort of long-period planets

S. Grouffal, A. Santerne, V. Bourrier +29

The obliquity between the stellar spin axis and the planetary orbit, detected via the Rossiter-McLaughlin (RM) effect, is a tracer of the formation history of planetary systems. Wh…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

In-depth characterization of the Kepler-10 three-planet system with HARPS-N radial velocities and Kepler transit timing variations

A. S. Bonomo, L. Borsato, V. M. Rajpaul +25

The old G3V star Kepler-10 is known to host two transiting planets, the ultra-short-period super-Earth Kepler-10b ( d; ) and the long-period s…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

TESS and HARPS-N unveil two planets transiting TOI-1453. A super-Earth and one of the lowest mass sub-Neptunes

M. Stalport, A. Mortier, M. Cretignier +37

We report on the validation and characterisation of two transiting planets around TOI-1453, a K-dwarf star in the TESS northern continuous viewing zone. In addition to the TESS dat…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

SWEET-Cat: A view on the planetary mass-radius relation

S. G. Sousa, V. Adibekyan, E. Delgado-Mena +9

SWEET-Cat (Stars With ExoplanETs Catalogue) was originally introduced in 2013, and since then, the number of confirmed exoplanets has increased significantly. A crucial step for a…

astro-ph.SR2024

The Mean Longitudinal Magnetic Field and its Uses in Radial-Velocity Surveys

F. Rescigno, A. Mortier, X. Dumusque +14

This work focuses on the analysis of the mean longitudinal magnetic field as a stellar activity tracer in the context of small exoplanet detection and characterisation in radial-ve…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 2 cited

Confronting compositional confusion through the characterisation of the sub-Neptune orbiting HD 77946

L. Palethorpe, A. Anna John, A. Mortier +29

We report on the detailed characterization of the HD 77946 planetary system. HD 77946 is an F5 ( = 1.17 M, = 1.31 R) star, which hosts a transiting p…

astro-ph.EP2023

HD152843 b & c: the masses and orbital periods of a sub-Neptune and a super-puff Neptune

B. A. Nicholson, S. Aigrain, N. L. Eisner +24

We present the characterisation of the two transiting planets around HD 152843 (TOI 2319, TIC 349488688) using an intensive campaign of HARPS-N radial velocities, and two sectors o…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 10 cited

Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars III. Planet candidates and long-term activity signals in six open clusters

E. Delgado Mena, J. Gomes da Silva, J. P. Faria +6

[abridged]The aim of this work is to search for planets around evolved stars, with a special focus on stars more massive than 2\,M in light of previous findings that show a…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 10 cited

A review of planetary systems around HD 99492, HD 147379 and HD 190007 with HARPS-N

M. Stalport, M. Cretignier, S. Udry +26

The Rocky Planet Search (RPS) program is dedicated to a blind radial velocity (RV) search of planets around bright stars in the Northern hemisphere, using the high-resolution echel…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 28 cited

Sub-m s upper limits from a deep HARPS-N radial-velocity search for planets orbiting HD 166620 and HD 144579

Ancy Anna John, Andrew Collier Cameron, João P. Faria +3

Minimising the impact of stellar variability in Radial Velocity (RV) measurements is a critical challenge in achieving the 10 cm s precision needed to hunt for Earth twins.…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 7 cited

Predicting convective blueshift and radial-velocity dispersion due to granulation for FGK stars

S. Dalal, R. D. Haywood, A. Mortier +2

To detect Earth-mass planets using the Doppler method, a major obstacle is to differentiate the planetary signal from intrinsic stellar variability (e.g., pulsations, granulation,…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 15 cited

Unsigned magnetic flux proxy from solar optical intensity spectra

F. Lienhard, A. Mortier, H. M. Cegla +3

The photospheric unsigned magnetic flux has been shown to be highly correlated with radial velocity (RV) variations caused by solar surface activity. This activity indicator is the…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 8 cited

Exploring the stellar surface phenomena of WASP-52 and HAT-P-30 with ESPRESSO

H. M. Cegla, N. Roguet-Kern, M. Lendl +21

We analyse spectroscopic and photometric transits of the hot Jupiters WASP-52b and HAT-P30b obtained with ESPRESSO, Eulercam and NGTS for both targets, and additional TESS data for…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 13 cited

Rossiter-McLaughlin detection of the 9-month period transiting exoplanet HIP41378 d

S. Grouffal, A. Santerne, V. Bourrier +17

The Rossiter-McLaughlin (RM) effect is a method that allows us to measure the orbital obliquity of planets, which is an important constraint that has been used to understand the fo…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 14 cited

A CHEOPS-enhanced view of the HD3167 system

V. Bourrier, A. Deline, A. Krenn +92

Much remains to be understood about the nature of exoplanets smaller than Neptune, most of which have been discovered in compact multi-planet systems. With its inner ultra-short pe…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 13 cited

Multi-Mask Least-Squares Deconvolution: Extracting RVs using tailored masks

F. Lienhard, A. Mortier, L. Buchhave +5

To push the radial velocity (RV) exoplanet detection threshold, it is crucial to find more reliable radial velocity extraction methods. The Least-Squares Deconvolution (LSD) techni…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 42 cited

Investigating the architecture and internal structure of the TOI-561 system planets with CHEOPS, HARPS-N and TESS

G. Lacedelli, T. G. Wilson, L. Malavolta +115

We present a precise characterization of the TOI-561 planetary system obtained by combining previously published data with TESS and CHEOPS photometry, and a new set of HARPS-N…